The Byrds - Jesus Is Just Alright - 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East (Official)

The Byrds - Jesus Is Just Alright
Recorded Live: 9/23/1970 - Fillmore East - New York, NY
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[@allenjones6737]

The Byrds was my first concert around '67

[@kensolar69]

Little known fact. Gene Parsons was the studio drummer on the original gospel recording of this song by The Art Reynolds Singers in 1966. Gene asked Art, who wrote the song, if he could use it with The Byrds. Art supposedly replied "Spread the Good Word brother".

[@tomlehr861]

Great drummer and picker

[@kvernon1]

@@RobertIsraelKabakoff Here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pofIaJ6ho7F5hKc

[@caryheuchert]

Wonderful and amazing fact!

[@philbrown1474]

Wow. He can play about anything. Great drummer I think.

[@JoeGator23]

The word is still spreading to this very day and lives on in Art's amazing sonic creation... very cool!

[@stevefaure415]

This late-era Byrds lineup should get more recognition as a great live band. Between 68-72, just smokin!

[@Tenskwatawa4U]

That's a big 10-4. Underappreciated even by my, who hung on the very first notes. I loved this. Me, the technical agnostic who hates atheists... who is anyone to say?

[@jamesfetherston1190]

The best lineup for a live show/ quality of musicians. I like earlier lineups for other reasons (vocal harmony mostly)

[@j.dragon651]

I have seen a lot of bands and I saw this lineup three times, very hard to beat.

[@jasondalton-earls9972]

I much prefer the Crosby daze line-up myself, by far!!~~@@jamesfetherston1190

[@jasondalton-earls9972]

Worst mistake the Byrds ever made was kicking Crosby out of political statements against the MAN!!~

[@yucchhiiowwee]

At the very beginning of this video, there is about 1-2 seconds of a man at the microphone, That is a man I used to work for doing concert security from 1987-1993...Legendary concert promoter Bill Graham. He and two others were killed in a helicopter crash in October 1991 when they slammed into a high tension electric tower on a stormy night. Bill Graham, you are sincerely missed. RIP!

[@j.dragon651]

I was lucky to see them do this live twice with this line up.

[@davidhigginbotham5451]

I got to play Skips Fender bass once at a party at his house. Best bass I ever played. He sat in with our band one time and I can tell you he was a total total pro bassist.

[@rosslawrence1266]

Jesus is just alright with me too! Great to see The Byrds Live!

[@larryshirleybell9960]

Love this song and yes Jesus is alright with us too.

[@janeough45]

What a bunch of complete utter genius these blokes were ,,,,Without any doubt ,, kind regards to all fans from South Yorkshire England xx

[@false-flagburner4184]

And still to this day - Jesus is just alright!

[@bigswingface5847]

Wrong.

[@milagroscuello2226]

Its true! Jesús is alive !

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

Yes he is 😇😊

[@petratical]

Jesus is all righteous!

[@missingno88]

christ is king

[@jr13227]

What a night at the Fillmore... This performance and the Allman Brothers. Much thanks to legendary Bill Graham.

[@pulehushortribs157]

S.F. loves Bill Graham too!!✌❤☺

[@TheVeteransNetwork]

Originally done by the Art Reynolds Gospel Singers in 1966. So finely covered here by the Birds. Then refined and became a rock classic by the Doobie Brothers in 1972. Love all versions, it be all about our savior. Tag the Vet. RVN 11 Bravo 1969.

[@THEScottCampbell]

"REFINED" by the Doobies??? Copied from the BYRDS version. N They even copied the intro from the Byrds' live version. The Doobies version would have never existed if The Byrds didn't record it and have a West Coast hit with it.

[@jedlewis8232]

What a tight line-up this was. great drumming, great bass, Clarence white on lead guitar, and Roger McGuinn on the 12 string Rickenbacker, pure class.

[@chrisjaybecker4395]

Gene Parsons on drums and lead vocals, Skip Battin on bass. Drummer Gene Parsons is the inventor of the Parsons-White String Bender.

[@cliveedwards2958]

Great tight sound..tighter live than the Dave Crosby line up..Crosby did the masterfull studio records with the Byrds but limitations of equipment and prob screaming fans made them a bit shakey,,..I always think Clarence White wouldn't have agreed to be in a band unless they were cutting it live

[@MrHoefnix]

The Byrds were friggen awesome.

[@Amhlair]

I think so, too, but only until they went all Mr Tambourine Man and soapy psychedelic. Even Eight Miles High doesn't hold up that well in 2017.

[@reginaandersson6636]

@@Amhlair: Eight Miles High is the greatest rock 'n' roll song ever written and recorded.

[@thaddeusk4230]

@@Amhlair Were you even protoplasm in your old mans' balls when Tambourine came out???

[@bbb8997]

the live version on "UNTITLED" is beyond awesome🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@markharry172]

Roger McGuinn said many times that he felt this was the best Byrds line up because they were all such great musicians.

[@charlottebrooks3671]

He was right .x

[@davidmurray2539]

Really, Roger? The unfolding of music's evolution has proven otherwise.

[@johnmitchelljr]

I think it's great they got Jesus to play tambourine. Good video

[@robertmurphy5518]

Oh , to have been at the Fillmore for those tremendous shows , Bill Graham a man of true vision !

[@teresafanning960]

PRAISE GOD YES HE IS MY EVERYTHING 🙏❣️🙏🙏

[@mustangmikep51]

HE IS EVERYTHING!

[@louisemayrand1549]

Love this song!

[@UndercoverNormie]

The vocals are so clean

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

Our band did it in 1980. Had no idea the Birds covered it and Art Reynolds wrote it! Learn something new every day...

[@reginaandersson6636]

*Byrds, not "Birds".

[@danielwozny-kozak8148]

O lord....I was 'there' when this happened.....g'odd bless the Byrds(in all their incarnations)

[@charlottebrooks3671]

Daniel Wozny-Kozak lucky man

[@kroakie4]

You witnessed rock at its finest. What I wouldn’t give to get in a time machine and make stops to see all my fave rock artists at their prime, in concert!

[@arthurkyriazis]

The Byrds Roger McGuinn - guitar, Moog synthesizer, vocals Clarence White - guitar, mandolin, vocals Skip Battin - electric bass, vocals Gene Parsons - drums, guitar, harmonica, vocals

[@bonniekeating9565]

Awesome clip. Love this line-up. Nailing the sound I loved from the Byrds towards the end. Americana Country rock at its beginning.

[@donaldkgarman296]

JESUS IS MUCH MORE THAN MY FRIEND.

[@nookiebroon4424]

Jesus was a shitbag.

[@dr.phantom5147]

So you have imaginary friends? What if i told you that The Bible is a work of fiction and that Jesus was an invention by the elite to keep you peasants in line?Grow up,it's 2020.You might as well believe in the wizard of OZ: It's just as real.Or maybe Santa Claus?

[@donaldkgarman296]

@@dr.phantom5147 WITHOUT FAITH ......ONE HAS NOTHING....REGARDLESS OF THE YEAR IN WHICH ONE FINDS THEMSELVES......AND FAITH IS GIVEN ONLY BY GOD.

[@bigswingface5847]

@@dr.phantom5147 Damn right! Fuck jesus.

[@bigswingface5847]

@@donaldkgarman296 WRONG!!! Without faith, we have truth, logic, rational thought, independence, and science. Tell you what, birdbrain - - - when the time comes and you feel that sharp pain in your arm and you slump to the ground having a heart attack, don't call 911. Just have FAITH that you'll be OK. See how FUCKING stupid that sounds?

[@d5u2ke]

Wow! Love this. By far best version of the Byrds too.

[@maxmerry8470]

God, nearly 48 years ago! Seems like yesterday that I was purchasing "Untitled", probably about the same time as this gig was being filmed! McGuinn and White really did have a great guitar blend.....

[@gaspersignorelli2243]

I saw them at the Fillmore East 3 times. They were a great live band.

[@thaddeusk4230]

@@gaspersignorelli2243 Not as fortunate, though I did see Clarence with the band at Stony Brook in 1971. A very bizzare lineup that night. Blue Oyster Cult, Mahavishnu Orchestra supporting the Byrds that December evening.

[@moste322]

JESUS is just allright with me!!

[@themistermax]

Wow! I never saw this footage before. Arguably the best lineup they ever had in this amazing but short-lived band. Thanks for posting this.

[@MrAurelius77]

gospell rock.JESUS is just allright oh yeah

[@MrVampiredog]

PRAISE THE MAN IN THE SKY.

[@ReelVisionary]

I just watched Jesus Revolution last night (great movie) - the timing of this song played at this performance aligns with that end of sixties into early seventies movement in the hippie community.

[@N8Dogg1002]

Excellent movie

[@jaquesax995]

Nothing Better!

[@FatherCoughlin]

The best time for music....New Riders, Burritos, Parsons,.real music for real men....the best.........and speaking of Jesus...Gib Guilbeau died this week. For you younguns look him up...another great one from the Byrds Burritos axis dies....

[@twilightofreason]

I guess it's fitting you've failed to mention CSNY. Typical.

[@Amhlair]

Typical what? Chill.

[@nikunjmajithia3607]

Amen God bless you.

[@jeanspaulding4554]

Jesus is alright by me too

[@doughartsock1073]

In a 1990 Soundgarden show in Germany (look for it on KZbin-a mind-blowing display of Cornell’s vocal range) Chris opens the song Beyond the Wheel screaming “Jesus…is my friend…Jesus…is my friend…Jesus…” It didn’t occur to me until recently that he was paying homage to the Doobie Brothers cover of this song. The Doobie Brothers version includes an additional down tempo verse in the middle of the song where they sing “Jesus…he’s my friend…He took me by the hand…”

[@davidjasonsteiner5951]

Good stuff!

[@megatedassaultituary6783]

Jesus is from my hometown brotown

[@petermaxwell4904]

never heard em before, nice sound, drumming and bass!

[@daviddickey1994]

Say what? Well everything has to happen for the first time.

[@thaddeusk4230]

LMFAO

[@recratdemopublican2024]

When I was a little boy,my dad invited some friends over to his house, and this song was playing on the turntable, and one of his friends was singing " Jesus is just a rat with fleas "

[@sewingintrifocals-alisonde7778]

Tee-hee!

[@PurpleRecords1972]

One of those gigs at one of those venues you wished you had attended.....

[@whitetigress7448]

tighter than tight -- crisp like a perfectly laundered white shirt

[@AnalyzedRhyme]

saw them doing that in Memphis (the Mid-South Coliseum) in early 1970, on a double bill with Steppenwolf.

[@PedroAVSilva]

Psych Gospel Rock!!!!!

[@Amhlair]

Not remotely. Written by Arthur Reynolds, whose gospel rock band was the first gospel group to record for Capital Records.

[@rudolfsimon8801]

Psych war song

[@nelsonjosecastanheiraalves2637]

Jesus is just alright with me!

[@bigswingface5847]

Then you're an idiot.

[@wariswaldo9790]

@@bigswingface5847 I looked up the song on Wikipedia. It is written as a gospel song. Written by Arthur Reid Reynolds. The song's title makes use of the American slang term "all-right", which during the 1960s was used to describe something that was considered 'cool' or very good. In other words, “Jesus is very good with me”. Or “Jesus is totally cool with me”. When you hear the song that way it changes everything. Spread the “Word” brother…✨

[@bigswingface5847]

@@wariswaldo9790 I know what it means, I just don't believe in fairy tales.

[@AmyLofton]

I love all versions of this song, including the cover done by DC Talk.

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

Good point Amy😀

[@carolwolf9614]

So beautiful :)

[@danielwangler532]

awesome group

[@maryannbarger252]

One of the GOAT !

[@eva_trussell]

❤

[@casperguylkn]

Clarence was on Andy Griffith show with his dad. Amazing talent.

[@sharonholland7062]

Jesus is a friend of mine

[@JBCo2012]

+Sharon Holland well good for you Sharon!

[@Amhlair]

He won't give you the answer that you want him to. He'll tell you that he loves you just as you are. Very heavy as we used to say!

[@rjwintl]

me too !!!

[@prairiewolfo9274]

Sharon Holland NUMBER?

[@MichaelSmith-wu8rv]

Awesome 👍👍

[@nilsonsantos8949]

Banda maravilhosa, roger mcguin poderoso !!

[@EdKazO-Vision]

All Hail Clarence White!

[@jeantoler167]

So amazing even today it touches the heart immensely.

[@miketheshanmanmangan]

Love both this & The Reboot years later from THE DOOBIES!

[@blossomrusso6457]

Good ole Bill Graham at 0:00

[@williamrolls2865]

Hello friend, how're you doing today? ?

[@Twotontessie]

Not the biggest Byrds fan but have come back and watched this many times. Very addicting. Great facial expressions. They are in the zone. 1:44 that bridge the bass player is kicking ass.

[@moste322]

Helemaal mee eens!!

[@jeanspaulding4554]

Jesus is the best

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very good.....................

[@91dodgespiritrt]

An all-American Christian rock ANTHEM. Oh yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Thank you, Jesus!!!!!!"

[@MellowRhythm91]

Skip "Jesus" Battin on the bass

[@brianthompson2089]

Jesus is alright in addition to being the master of the universe and savior of all who call on His name and follow Him!

[@anselman3156]

Amen

[@humboldthammer]

The Vernal Equinox of 2030, marks the beginning of the 3rd, 1000-year Days of Heaven, since Jesus taught us all men are brothers, love one another, and be perfect -- and was then crucified in 30 AD. 2 Peter 3: 8, Matthew 5: 44-48. It brings the fulfilment of the resurrection, as Jesus, Himself, explains -- John 16: 7-15 -- when the Spirit of TRUTH, not Jesus in the flesh, comes to all who will receive him . . . and final judgement for the devil and dragon -- Daniel 7: 9-14. 09/23/26 is exactly 3.5 years sooner. It's the autumn equinox of the US' and the illuminati's 250th year (1776-2026). 10/12/26 is 42 moons sooner. There will be an Epochal Eclipse a CROSS America on April 8th 2024, when MORE shall be revealed to those with "eyes and ears." the rest will see only an eclipse. Matthew 16: 4 Jonah 3: 4-5, 8 Jonah 4: 11 Exercise faith to get in shape for the Awakening. Matthew 16: 17-18. Revelation 3: 6-12.

[@THEScottCampbell]

THREE years before the Doobie Brothers and released as a single FOUR years before The Doobie Brothers.

[@burtpanzer]

Thanks, that was probably the question many had been wondering...

[@JerryStanaway]

@@burtpanzer I knew the Byrds version before I heard the Doobie Brothers cover.

[@brandonhendrixson2372]

I dig it

[@deniswilde1544]

Jesus is just a turn away

[@gordonteats298]

JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT by SONS OF THUNDER/JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT by DC TALK/JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT by STRYPER/3 other great versions of this song

[@MrHotfuzz84]

Safer than saying a band is bigger than Christ^^

[@bigswingface5847]

Fuck you.

[@MrHotfuzz84]

@@bigswingface5847 Take your pills!

[@bigswingface5847]

@@MrHotfuzz84 He said "more popular", which was true. He did not say bigger. But, actually, in this context, bigger could be used synonymously. And FYI, only an imbecile believes in that god and jesus crap.

[@patrickb5783]

Clarence White ,an awesome guitarist!

[@laerterozasoares6346]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@tuffgonggbUNCTION]

ShowTiNG

[@shawndriver1973]

The longest lineup for byrds members, Clarence White stayed with the band up until his death July 14,1973

[@reginaandersson6636]

The Byrds had been disbanded before Clarence died.

[@ThatPoopyKid]

mcguinn battin parsons white. doesnt get any better.

[@bertrandgrimbert4074]

+ThatPoopyKid Best lineup ever

[@gregorallnight371]

Pure talent...unlike the jive these days

[@mauricioloiacono7949]

Jesus foi correto quando permitiu a existência dos Byrds.

[@pmcclaren1]

McGuinn, born again Christian; sang 'Turn Turn Turn' as well. Jesus is the only One you need to know John 3.3, 33-34.

[@thomassmith8721]

Yep, that Jesus guy remains a far out dude. He gets top billing.

[@nuwavedave]

Still the best version of "Jesus Is Just Alright" - and I'll bet the Lord was grinnin' down.

[@TurtleFL]

0:02 Is that Ray Manzarek standing beside the stairwell?

[@ed-ve1hx]

Fillmore East West was the Ripple... where's the new one.

[@antibee1]

how many notes can clarence white get in one beat? a lot. lol

[@williamtynertyner1425]

Brilliance

[@UMAPALESTRINA]

:-)

[@grouffa]

🌈😎🌈

[@jgwire]

and I always thought this was a doobie brother songs. the doobies have been redeemed.

[@petergoodwin7182]

jay wire it's neither a Byrds or Doobie brothers song , I actually like the Doobies version better.

[@HamiltonRb]

peter goodwin Arther Reynolds wrote it but I love both versions

[@stephaniespragg5586]

I had no idea it was a Byrds song initially until someone I know pointed it out when we were watching a Simpsons episode where a snippet of the Doobie Bros’ version is used (“In Marge We Trust”)

[@artiewithers682]

Not enough camera on Clarence, but nice.

[@batmanrobin866]

fora do mundo loucura

[@barnabywilde374]

they sho' like that jesus guy

[@davidvanzant2019]

Wow never know who sang this live utupe

[@someguysomewhere38]

Honest question: During the do do do part, is he saying 'He's not Jesus' or 'He's my Jesus'? Honestly can't figure it out, idk

[@alberpajares4792]

JESUS : BAD .,. WON'T BE POSSIBLE CHEAT ME, AGAIN ❕

[@tomlehr861]

Gene invented the b string bender, skip played on various recordings br4 the byrds,clarence too,studio stuff,also much country,bluegras

[@arthurkyriazis]

The Byrds Roger McGuinn Clarence White Skip Battin Gene Parsons

[@ronkennington3157]

"Jesus is Lord"

[@tufur08]

I never listened to them. The volume was too loud. I came back in the 1990s and found they were not jefferson airplane..

[@Kuhlyedascope69]

where are those cool pedal steelish country fill lix?

[@harrygore]

In Clarence White's hands,using a device he created with Gene Parsons called the String Bender.

[@katiezee2]

Roger lookin' super hot

[@dori6326]

McGuinn is a born-again Christian.

[@davidquesada6666]

Listen Stryper versión